List of Chinese Martial Arts - General Terms

General Terms

  • Chi Gerk (黐腳) - Term used for sticky legs sensitivity training most notably used in Wing Chun. Similar concepts are also practiced in Hung Gar and other Chinese martial arts.
  • Chi Sao (黐手) - Term used for sticky arm sensitivity training most notably used in Wing Chun. Similar concepts are also practiced in Hung Gar and other Chinese martial arts.
  • Zui Quan (醉拳) "Drunken Fist" - Term used for "drunken" techniques in many styles of Chinese Martial Arts.
  • Dim Mak (點脈) - General term for point striking.
  • Iron Palm (Chinese: 铁掌功; Cantonese: tit1 zoeng2 gung1) is a body of training techniques in various Chinese martial arts.
  • Iron Shirt (Traditional Chinese: 鐵衫; Simplified Chinese: 铁衫; Pinyin: tiě shān; Cantonese: tit1 saam1) is a form of hard style martial art exercise for protecting the human body from impacts in a fight.
  • Lei tai (擂台; Lèi tái) - Full Contact competition platform used in Chinese Martial Arts.
  • Chin na (擒拿; Chin Na) - General term for joint locks.
  • Sanshou (散手) - General term for sparring methods, but also another name for the sport, San da. (散打)
  • Tuishou (推手) - Term used for the "push hands" partner exercises used in the neijia arts.

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